These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.

China Steel Corporation’s bar and rod's price tended to be unchanged. The cost structure of major fastener factory Chunyu, Tycons and Sanshing tended to be stable and poised to gear up next year after going through the low season in the fourth quarter.CSC expressed that they will make the best pricing strategy according to the market condition to assist the exports.
Tsai, Tu-chin pointed out t...

A harsh economic situation swept through the global automotive market in 2018, largely due to slowing market demand and political competition among the world’s superpowers, as well as decreasing confidence from consumers, leading to the first decline in five years in the industry. More importantly is how the main markets in China, Europe and North America have already fallen into negative growth....

Founded in 1978, Tair Wang Enterprise Co, LTD. is a zinc die-casting manufacturer with ISO 9001 quality certified. With the excellent reputation as a professional OEM manufacturer, Tair Wang has actively expanded its businesses abroad in the past 15 years by providing high-quality products and services for the clients.
Currently, Tair Wang provides the parts for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle...

LED products can be found literally everywhere in the daily life of consumers, for example, household lights, navigation lights, screens for television and laptop computers, and in cell phone backlights. Nowadays, LEDs for automotive vehicles are also increasingly important for the industry; compared to traditional light bulbs, LEDs are smaller, more compact, boasts less latency, and longer lifes...

At least 70% of Taiwan’s hand tools industry is concentrated in Taichung and Changhua, according to a Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Statistics report. Hand tools are the primary tools used for inspection, repair, assembly and disassembly, coming in non-powered and powered options. Most screws, nuts, files, wrenches and cutting tools are all categorized as non-powered hand tools, whil...

The U.S.-China trade war has revamped the world’s industry supply chains and further rekindled the supply chain in the Southeast Asian region. Amid the turbulent overhaul of the status quo, Taiwan’s fastener firms, which primarily export to European and American markets, would bear the brunt of industry uncertainty as orders are redirected away from China, once coined the world’s factory. Many Ta...

Under the influence of a stable, global economy, the production value of Taiwan’s plastics and rubber machinery in 2018 hovered at TWD$43 billion compared to 2017 data. Exports and imports of plastic and rubbery machinery were valued at US$1.17147 billion and US$315.8 million respectively, an increase of 0.6% and 2.2% respectively compared to the same period last year.
Taiwan is one of the mo...

According to Taiwan’s customs statistics, Taiwan exported a total of US$3.6557 billion-worth this year, boasting an increase of 9.5% compared to the same period last year. For exports of metal cutting machine tools, it is valued at US$3.7286 billion, an increase of 10.2% compared to last year while the metal forming machinery exported US$582.4 million-worth of an increase of 5.8% compared to 2017...

The biennial EMO Hannover 2019 will debut on September 16 in Hannover, Germany. As one of the world's largest trade fairs, it is considered a must-attend fair for Taiwanese machinery firms primarily focusing on exports. Apart from the registration of individual firms, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry will both send delegations to ex...

As manufacturing industries around the globe gear up for smart manufacturing, corporations are learning how to effectively acquire and manage their own production data to enhance market competitiveness. In the past, managers needed an enormous amount of labor hours to retain production and factory data. At traditional factories, operators meter data at a designated location and pass the data on t...